Just announced in Variety: IFC Films, God bless them, will distribute Steven Soderbergh’s Che, the director’s mammoth, two-part Che Guevara undertaking, in North America. (Read our earlier coverage of Che distribution.)
The better news is IFC will feature Che on their IFC In Theaters on demand service with a “day-and-date” release — meaning it’ll be available the same time as the theatrical release. For DVD, […]
If you haven’t yet discovered the movie site The Autuers, you’re in for a tremendous treat. Still in private beta, this newer site is an exciting library of film history, specializing in special interest, independent and international cinema categories. Their current homepage, for example, includes ”innovative documentaries,” “Latin cinema” and “The impact of the French New Wave.”
To celebrate the Tellruide Film Festival, The […]
As you regular readers know, we Lobby scribes ain’t full time just yet. In fact, it’s just Allison and me holding down the MITL fort. So any film festival coverage that’s not East Coast-based is really what we know, who we know, and what we think. Since our Sundance preview was well received, we continue. Here […]
Welcome to Labor Day weekend, your final stop on the summer movie train. It’s the mini-wasteland between mid-summer blockbusters and the “serious” fall award hopefuls.
This weekend we’ve got five wide releases: an espionage thriller, an indie comedy, a sci-fi thriller, and two trashy teen laughers. Something for everyone right? Right? Guh.
:: TRAITOR
Rotten Tomatoes: 54 / 100
Metacritic: 60 […]
The Hollywood Reporter offers an update on three American films that buzzed like a beehive at the Cannes Film Festival, but have distribution issues. Why? Here’s our take, with details on all three movies:
:: Steven Soderbergh’s Che
Soderbergh’s biography about revolutionary Che Guevara is enormously challenging: It’s built as a two-part film experience clocking in at 4 hours, 18 minutes. […]
While The Dark Knight continues filling darkened theaters at a dizzying pace, new movies have arrived: A ditzy comedy with Will Ferrell (there’s a redundant statement), a sequel very few have been waiting for, and a high-flying documentary.
:: STEP BROTHERS
Rotten Tomatoes: 52 / 100
Metacritic: 50 / 100
filmcritic.com: 2.5 / 5
“You’re stupid! No, you’re stupid! This is […]
